Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
This movie was not dreamed up by a screenplay writer. It couldn't have -- not with all the bizarre things that actually happened that day in a real bank, with real hostages and with Sonny Wortzik - the most unreal person who ever wanted to rob a bank.
poster Dog Day Afternoon
IMDb Rating:
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8.0/10 (233560 votes)

Country:United States, 125 minutes

Spoken Languages:English

Genres:Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s):Sidney Lumet

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 1144

Storyline:
Based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Gravesend, Brooklyn, was held siege by a bank robber determined to steal enough money for his wife (a trans woman) to undergo a sex change operation. On a hot summer afternoon, the First Savings Bank of Brooklyn is held up by Sonny and Sal, two down-and-out characters. Although the bank manager and female tellers agree not to interfere with the robbery, Sonny finds that there's actually nothing much to steal, as most of the cash has been picked up for the day. Sonny then gets an unexpected phone call from Police Captain Moretti, who tells him the place is surrounded by the city's entire police force. Having few options under the circumstances, Sonny nervously bargains with Moretti, demanding safe escort to the airport and a plane out of the country in return for the bank employees' safety.

Cast:

photo Penelope Allen
Penelope Allen Sylvia
photo Sully Boyar
Sully Boyar Mulvaney
photo John Cazale
John Cazale Sal
photo Carol Kane
Carol Kane Jenny
photo Marcia Jean Kurtz
Marcia Jean Kurtz Miriam

Medium: Media file,

Location: G:\Drama\Dog Day Afternoon.mp4

Loaned: No

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